“The mind and the breath are the king and queen of human consciousness.”

—  B.K.S. Iyengar

Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, p. 130

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Indian yoga teacher and scholar 1918–2014

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